Oregon senator seeks investigation into Hanford tank leaks

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Russ Farbre, left, gives Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a tour inside B Reactor at Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Wyden of Oregon, whose home state neighbors the Hanford nuclear reservation in south-central Washington, said he was troubled by news last week that a radioactive waste tank there is leaking and concerned that a long-planned plant to treat that waste is behind schedule and over budget. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Jamie Francis)